Joseph Merrick

Joseph Merrick suffered from a variety of medical issues that have still not been classified. Born in 1862, his skin and bones began to grow numerous protrusions and abnormalities at the age of five. He earned the name “The Elephant Man” because it was said that his condition was caused when his mother was frightened by an elephant while she was pregnant. He toured sideshows for a living before being invited by a surgeon to live permanently at the London Hospital. Merrick became quite famous at the hospital and was visited frequently by London’s wealthy elite. He passed away at the hospital in 1890.

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